How Do Gig Workers Experience Their Work Environment? A Person-Gig Fit Perspective
Authors
Fan, Mengyue
Issue Date
2024
Type
Dissertation
Language
Keywords
Gig Work , Gig Work Challenge , Identity , Job Satisfaction , Person-environment Fit , Turnover Intention
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Abstract
Gig workers operate within environments that structurally differ from those of traditional organizational workers. They perceive their fit with their work environment differently than traditional organizational workers do. Existing measures assessing gig workers' perceptions of person-environment fit are broad, and some items may not be applicable to gig workers due to the unique environmental contexts of gig work. To better capture how gig workers fit with their work environment, I develop a valid and reliable measure specifically assessing gig workers' perceived fit with their gig work and platform. First, I specify a conceptual framework for a measure encompassing five fit perceptions commonly experienced by gig workers�"perceived interest fit, perceived goal fit, perceived value fit, perceived demand-ability fit, and perceived need-supply fit. Items are then generated and refined through testing by several subject matter experts (i.e., Ph.D. students) and a group of naïve participants in Study 1, providing evidence for the content validity of the measure of person-gig fit (P-G fit). The investigation of the factor structure of the items surviving Study 1 is conducted through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in Study 2. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and tests of convergent validity, discriminant validity, and concurrent validity of P-G fit are carried out in Study 3.